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friends, that is mitt romney in a nutshell. now, we're not just going to go to you and say vote against the other guy because he's no good. we could do that because the record is no good. but we want to do more than that. you deserve more than that. we're offering solutions, specific ideas. we're saying here's how you take these principles that built america -- liberty, freedom, free interprize, self-determination. government by consent of the governed. by the way, the government works for us, not the other way around. and for all people who should understand that, it's the virginians, it's the virginians who gave us this doctrine. mitt romney and i have a five-point plan for a stronger middle class, for more jobs, for higher take home pay for more economic growth, prosperity, more opportunity. virginia, number one r, of all people who understand this, it's in virginia, it's in coal country. that is,e we have a lot of energy in this country, let's use the energy in this country. coal, gas, oil, all of the above. as i mentioned,
friends, that is mitt romney in a nutshell. now, we're not just going to go to you and say vote against the other guy because he's no good. we could do that because the record is no good. but we want to do more than that. you deserve more than that. we're offering solutions, specific ideas. we're saying here's how you take these principles that built america -- liberty, freedom, free interprize, self-determination. government by consent of the governed. by the way, the government works for us,...
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mitt romney says that mitt romney is not qualified to be president. this has been a weird week, a lot of fast moving developments in the presidential campaign, but i don't think anybody could have predicted the week was going to end like this. back in july during mr. romney's big overseas trip to europe and the middle east, mr. romney sat down with abc news and spoke with them in part about his tax returns, talked with them about why we the people have not been allowed to see many of his tax returns, despite the fact he's been going around the country telling everybody oo lot of this evenings of what's in those returns, he said he's paid all of his taxes, we have to trust him, take his word on that but we're not going to be allowed to see the evidence. >> i have paid all the taxes required by law. i don't pay more than are legally due. frankly, if i had paid more than are legally due, i don't think i'd be qualified to become president. >> if i had paid more than are legally due, i don't think i'd be qualified to become president. nobody who pays a dol
mitt romney says that mitt romney is not qualified to be president. this has been a weird week, a lot of fast moving developments in the presidential campaign, but i don't think anybody could have predicted the week was going to end like this. back in july during mr. romney's big overseas trip to europe and the middle east, mr. romney sat down with abc news and spoke with them in part about his tax returns, talked with them about why we the people have not been allowed to see many of his tax...
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mitt romney, he said in iowa, will stick it to the middle-class. problem for the president in some of the sunday shows, david axelrod and other advisors had a hard time answering the question. take a listen. >> the economy has 300,000 fewer jobs, net, 300,000 fewer jobs than in february of 2009. >> every single month for the last 29 months i've heard republicans give that talking pointed. every month that number gets smaller and smaller because we gained 4.5 million jobs in the last 29 months. >> reporter: on what they are calling the road to charlotte for the convention. president will be in ohio, another battleground tomorrow before a quick stop in louisiana to view storm damage. tuesday another battleground, virginia. then he aarrives on charlotte on the big convention speech when he accepts the nomination. >> shannon: all right. thank you, ed. >>> her job as a mom was harder than mine and knew that her job was lot more important than mine. [ applause ] as america saw tuesday night, ann would have succeeded at anything she wanted to do. >> moms
mitt romney, he said in iowa, will stick it to the middle-class. problem for the president in some of the sunday shows, david axelrod and other advisors had a hard time answering the question. take a listen. >> the economy has 300,000 fewer jobs, net, 300,000 fewer jobs than in february of 2009. >> every single month for the last 29 months i've heard republicans give that talking pointed. every month that number gets smaller and smaller because we gained 4.5 million jobs in the last...
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mitt romney will be quite busy as well. he'll be stumping in ohio today, another big battleground state, one he needs to win in order to win the white house this year. this comes on the heels of the republican national convention. he is hoping to harness some of the momentum that he may have gotten from the republican national convention and of course that all-important speech that he gave on thursday. analysts are saying that the speech was really quite effective because it was one of the romney's most personal accounts to date but he's also getting criticism from the speech, especially from the obama campaign pointing to the fact that he didn't mention the troops in afghanistan. the romney campaign has pushed back against that saying the candidate spoke to the american legion on wednesday, a day before. i don't have to tell you the other speech that is getting a lot of attention and headlines is that speech that was delivered by clint eastwood, 82-year-old gave this performance talking to an empty chair that was meant to
mitt romney will be quite busy as well. he'll be stumping in ohio today, another big battleground state, one he needs to win in order to win the white house this year. this comes on the heels of the republican national convention. he is hoping to harness some of the momentum that he may have gotten from the republican national convention and of course that all-important speech that he gave on thursday. analysts are saying that the speech was really quite effective because it was one of the...
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his republican rival mitt romney did the same on friday. this morning, parts of the state are still flooded and thousandsof people are still unable to return home. more than 200,000 utility customers are still without power and for some folks, they must rebuild for a second time in seven years. first it was hurricane katrina and now it's isaac. authorities dropped a mandatory evacuation order sunday for neighborhood threatened by a strained lock on a canal in st. tammany parish but they recommend people stay away. lock is on a man-made canal off the pearl river near the mississippi state line also on sunday, homeland security secretary visited the area. >> we are pretty-- the roof came off and water leaked in from the roof. took out the furniture and the flood water basically totaled the house. >> we will stay until this recovery is complete. we are here to be part of the team, part of the team in louisiana, and make sure that hurricane isaac is put to rest as soon as we can for all of those affected. we know this is a big, big tough storm
his republican rival mitt romney did the same on friday. this morning, parts of the state are still flooded and thousandsof people are still unable to return home. more than 200,000 utility customers are still without power and for some folks, they must rebuild for a second time in seven years. first it was hurricane katrina and now it's isaac. authorities dropped a mandatory evacuation order sunday for neighborhood threatened by a strained lock on a canal in st. tammany parish but they...
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they didn't want to upstage mitt romney. he's only one-dimensional. did you see mitt romney's entrance before the speech ? it's interesting. you see he's trying to appeal to that younger voter. that younger demographic. show him last night. ♪ >> oh, man. >> tonight, jay welcomes dana carvey and nicki minaj. >>> it is time, now, for entertainment news. at the box office this weekend, fear ruled. the horror film, "the possession," took advantage of the holiday weekend. not much competition and a pg-13 rating that grabbed the top spot with a better than expected $17.7 million. >>> as expected, "oogielove and the adventure" averaged just $207 a theater on over 2,000 screens. >>> elsewhere, over the weekend, oscar-winner russell crowe and a friend had to be rescued by a u.s. coast guard boat after they lost their way kayaking in the waters off new york's long island. >>> and finally, hollywood's walk of fame is one place you won't be finding kim kardashian. after saying she wanted her own star, a rep for the chamber of commerce, winning the award is part
they didn't want to upstage mitt romney. he's only one-dimensional. did you see mitt romney's entrance before the speech ? it's interesting. you see he's trying to appeal to that younger voter. that younger demographic. show him last night. ♪ >> oh, man. >> tonight, jay welcomes dana carvey and nicki minaj. >>> it is time, now, for entertainment news. at the box office this weekend, fear ruled. the horror film, "the possession," took advantage of the holiday...
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first off on that ad, joe soptic in that ad is more fair to mitt romney than mitt romney was to him. mitt romney came in and ruined that company and did a poor job managing it and instead of taking responsibility, he pushed it into bankruptcy and canceling the health insurance for men and women who worked there. and that is what the ad said. that is what he says and i stand behind it. but governor romney got one of the same waivers that the ad is complaining about, mary, so is mitt romney undermining the welfare reform law when he was governor and got one of the same waivers that he is now complaining about in the ad? >> okay. anderson, we are conflating two policy issues here and two philosophies. our philosophy is that it is always more efficit and less costly and more effective to have the states be in charge of the programs. that is why paul ryan and mitt romney want to have for entitlement reform on medicaid for instance and bloc grant to the state, and yes, we do prefer the waivers and states to be in control of the mmoth programs that the feds are forcing down their throats, b
first off on that ad, joe soptic in that ad is more fair to mitt romney than mitt romney was to him. mitt romney came in and ruined that company and did a poor job managing it and instead of taking responsibility, he pushed it into bankruptcy and canceling the health insurance for men and women who worked there. and that is what the ad said. that is what he says and i stand behind it. but governor romney got one of the same waivers that the ad is complaining about, mary, so is mitt romney...
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romney. >> the story is mitt romney. we call this the republican national convention. it's the mitt romney convention, as all conventions are. they're all about the no, ma'am nigh and what we learn about the nominee and what the nominee says about himself. so everything builds to thursday night and his speech and ann romney's speech was part of that chris christie's speech was a part of that, paul ryan is a part of that. ultimately it comes down to what mitt romney does for himself. >> one thing that surprises me walking around tampa is of course mitt romney is the story but there's another story going on and that's paul ryan who we heard from tonight. just the excitement about that candidate is palpable when you go around the delegations. i don't know if it's because of the weaknesses of mitt romney or the strengths of paul ryan but there's an element of dissatisfaction or lack of excitement about the top of the tip i can so they shine a spotlight on a vice presidential nominee. >> with paul ryan they've picked a very a
romney. >> the story is mitt romney. we call this the republican national convention. it's the mitt romney convention, as all conventions are. they're all about the no, ma'am nigh and what we learn about the nominee and what the nominee says about himself. so everything builds to thursday night and his speech and ann romney's speech was part of that chris christie's speech was a part of that, paul ryan is a part of that. ultimately it comes down to what mitt romney does for himself....
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we can debate the paul ryan/mitt romney budget. i hope we do during the next 65 days, because that is is draconian extreme budget, and mitt romney called it a marvelous budget, but a budget that would be devastating to the programs that working middle-class ohioans and americans care about. >> i have no doubt we will do that. john, let me go back to the convention, do you think you're at a disadvantage? do you think there's an advantage in going second, that you can answer the things that were said at the previous convention? >> not this time, because i do think the president will spend the majority of his time trying to explain himself, what happened, why his presidency has been a failure. something quickly about ohio. the reason ohio has had a comeback is because of john kasich. the biggest part of the job growth is the leadership of john kasich, and you should know that, because he beat you in. >> you can personalize this -- >>> this debate will be continued, for sure. trying to steal some of the democrats' thunder by launching
we can debate the paul ryan/mitt romney budget. i hope we do during the next 65 days, because that is is draconian extreme budget, and mitt romney called it a marvelous budget, but a budget that would be devastating to the programs that working middle-class ohioans and americans care about. >> i have no doubt we will do that. john, let me go back to the convention, do you think you're at a disadvantage? do you think there's an advantage in going second, that you can answer the things that...
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mitt romney did that yesterday. and tuesday in virginia and all leading to charlotte when the president will arrive to the democratic national convention. >> big week ahead for the president. thank you, ed, so much. and the latest reports on the damage from hurricane isaac has the death tollstappeding at six. they are standing by live in new orleans. a city where memories was katrina remain fresh, johnathon. >> that's right, uma. they learned a lot of lessons from katrina . army corp of engineers shoring up the levees that held up well in the city of new orleans in the storm. you can see the sun is out now and that is causing problems for people without electricity. power remains a big concern. it is getting hot and muggy with all of the moisture that hurricane isaac left in its wake . some residents tell us that they are sleeping in the cars so they can run a air conditioning system overnight. and outside of the federal levees of new orleans. some parishes have suffered flooding where storm waters have overstopped
mitt romney did that yesterday. and tuesday in virginia and all leading to charlotte when the president will arrive to the democratic national convention. >> big week ahead for the president. thank you, ed, so much. and the latest reports on the damage from hurricane isaac has the death tollstappeding at six. they are standing by live in new orleans. a city where memories was katrina remain fresh, johnathon. >> that's right, uma. they learned a lot of lessons from katrina . army...
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meanwhile, mitt romney will spend this week prepping for the big debates next month. reporting live in charlotte brandi hitt. >> people in northwest washington neighborhoods are hoping to the's rain does not flow them like it did yesterday. crews spent most of the night pumping out water from the howard university metro station. more now on whether the station will open live in a half-hour. >> metra running on a sunday schedule on this holiday but it -- metro running on a sunday schedule on this holiday, but officials are not sure if they will open on time after nearly a foot of water fell onto the tracks causing quite a problem. residents not far from here who lives in a flood-prone area are once again dealing with it this morning. this is the bloomingdale's section of the bloomingdale section of northwest d.c. a muddy mess with storm and sewer backups. this is now the fourth time this summer residence have had to do with this after a strong rain fall. back here at the metro station crews have been busy pumping several inches of rain water off the tracks. at least fi
meanwhile, mitt romney will spend this week prepping for the big debates next month. reporting live in charlotte brandi hitt. >> people in northwest washington neighborhoods are hoping to the's rain does not flow them like it did yesterday. crews spent most of the night pumping out water from the howard university metro station. more now on whether the station will open live in a half-hour. >> metra running on a sunday schedule on this holiday but it -- metro running on a sunday...
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mitt romney, 46%. still a dead heat. now president obama gets the ball. three things he has to score, our political team is covering it all tonight. we start with jake tapper right there in charlotte. >> reporter: good evening. president obama will not only be competing with mitt romney's convention here. he'll also be competing with memories of his own convention four years ago and all the promise he then seemed to represent. >> first lady michele obama came to the podium this afternoon to prepare for her speech tomorrow night. her husband at a labor day celebration in ohio, took credit for saving the u.s. auto industry. >> i believed in you, i bet on you and because of that bet, three years later, that bet is paying off for america! >> reporter: it's a line that begins to answer the classic question from reagan in 1980. >> are you better off than you were four years ago? >> reporter: over the weekend, top obama aides and supporters struggled to answer that question. >> are we where we need to be? no. >> we have a lot more work to do. >> reporter: today,
mitt romney, 46%. still a dead heat. now president obama gets the ball. three things he has to score, our political team is covering it all tonight. we start with jake tapper right there in charlotte. >> reporter: good evening. president obama will not only be competing with mitt romney's convention here. he'll also be competing with memories of his own convention four years ago and all the promise he then seemed to represent. >> first lady michele obama came to the podium this...
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the latest polls show republican dz not get a bump from a showcase for mitt romney. abc 7 news joins us now with a look. >> there is a convention plugging the media with three, four days of the message. opposition waits on the side lines. and not this time. >> there is a star shoulded concert. the tickets and president obama stumped in ohio. >> i believed in you. i will make the best any day of the week. >> and vice president biden rallied in detroit. republicans aren't conceding this spotlight this week. and paul ryan asked a simple question used every president since great depression who asked americans to send them into a second term can say you're better off today except for jimmy carter and for president barack obama. >> this is a question put some off message. today the vice president stuck to the script. >> do you know whether we'rer off? i have a bumper sticker. osama bin laden is dead and general motors alive. >> but this week, will focus on a different question. the campaign gives an answer on the new tv ad out today. >> forward is the theme of the campaign
the latest polls show republican dz not get a bump from a showcase for mitt romney. abc 7 news joins us now with a look. >> there is a convention plugging the media with three, four days of the message. opposition waits on the side lines. and not this time. >> there is a star shoulded concert. the tickets and president obama stumped in ohio. >> i believed in you. i will make the best any day of the week. >> and vice president biden rallied in detroit. republicans aren't...
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i don't think people think of mitt and mitt romney or the romney family as cold and unfeeling people. obviously mrs. romney has had some serious health challenges over the years. mitt romney has stood by her. i think most people have a sense they have a strong marriage. good parents, great family. so while these confirm these are decent human people, i don't know that that's the problem mitt romney has. what they don't prove -- >> arthel: what's his problem, do you think? >> well, i think he's got two problems. the first one is i don't think people are certain that he knows what it's like to wake up in the morning every morning with that knot in your stomach because you made promises to your kids that you just can't keep 'cause you're in financial trouble. in other words, i don't know that he's made the connection with the middle class on economic issues. not as a human beings but on the economy. >> arthel: the economy is important, but people were, some of the governor romney's nay sayers, if you will, they were saying that he can't connect. but it is those personal stories help you
i don't think people think of mitt and mitt romney or the romney family as cold and unfeeling people. obviously mrs. romney has had some serious health challenges over the years. mitt romney has stood by her. i think most people have a sense they have a strong marriage. good parents, great family. so while these confirm these are decent human people, i don't know that that's the problem mitt romney has. what they don't prove -- >> arthel: what's his problem, do you think? >> well, i...
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but mitt romney doesn't see it. under the romney plan, a middle class family will pay an aveverage of up to $2,000 more a year in taxes. while at the same time giving multi-millionaires like himself a $250,000 tax cut so, romney hits the middle class harder... d gives millionaires an even bigger break. is that the way forward for america? i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> prince andrew proves he is not afraid of heights. he was one of at least 40 people to rappelled down a skyscraper more than 1000 feet tall on monday. it was part of an effort to raise money for charity in the u.k. that teaches survival training for teenagers. he said he enjoyed the challenge but will never, ever do it again. [laughter] >> he looks a little nervous starting. i don't blame him at all. let's look at the forecast. a little unsettled, but the remnants of isaac circulating overhead. rain chances all the way through thursday. >> we will see you back here [ male announcer ] with ultra-filtered water from the first hands-free
but mitt romney doesn't see it. under the romney plan, a middle class family will pay an aveverage of up to $2,000 more a year in taxes. while at the same time giving multi-millionaires like himself a $250,000 tax cut so, romney hits the middle class harder... d gives millionaires an even bigger break. is that the way forward for america? i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> prince andrew proves he is not afraid of heights. he was one of at least 40 people to rappelled down a...
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that's what mitt romney and paul ryan are promising. last week at their convention, you said the message was, i'm not so different from you. the one thing they didn't tell the american people is exactly how they were going to move this country forward. not one tangible idea was addressed of how to improve people's lives. and you know, that was glaring by omission. >> also be hearing from president bill clinton. i wonder if the two men, not always seen eye to eye on this. what is exactly you are hoping to get out of mr. clinton when he speaks tomorrow? >> the one thing they do see eye to eye on is how to build an economy meant to last. we did it in the 90s and that involved asking every american to pay their fair share, asking the wealthy to pay just a little bit more in taxes to invest in our economy. it meant investing in education and innovation and research and development. >> stephanie cutter, campaign manager for the obama campaign, joining us from the convention. first lady, michelle obama speech right here on wusa9. the live cove
that's what mitt romney and paul ryan are promising. last week at their convention, you said the message was, i'm not so different from you. the one thing they didn't tell the american people is exactly how they were going to move this country forward. not one tangible idea was addressed of how to improve people's lives. and you know, that was glaring by omission. >> also be hearing from president bill clinton. i wonder if the two men, not always seen eye to eye on this. what is exactly...
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. >> what do you want me to tell mitt romney? i cannot tell him to do that, he cannot do that to himself. >> pretended to talk to an invisible,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> the first pup at 6:30 p.m., police have issued a warning after two men, posing as utility workers, try to talk their way into some homes. all this harrington is live with the scheme that police have seen before. >> that is right, police have been called to the street three times this week, neighbors are suspicious of men a claim to be utility workers. there are pg&e crews in the area, checking meters, so help you spot a phony? we found out. >> we only have two blocks on the street and we have had three incidents. >> these neighbors on poppy drive are on high alert, yesterday to man, posing as utility workers in orange vests were spotted knocking on doors saying they needed to check meters. a pgd spokesperson said that these were not their workers. >> we have had this occur from time to time with people trying to impersonates, to gain access into people's homes, cla
. >> what do you want me to tell mitt romney? i cannot tell him to do that, he cannot do that to himself. >> pretended to talk to an invisible,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> the first pup at 6:30 p.m., police have issued a warning after two men, posing as utility workers, try to talk their way into some homes. all this harrington is live with the scheme that police have seen before. >> that is right, police have been called to the street three times this week, neighbors are...
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barack obama's in touch, mitt romney is out of touch. and she even he told the huffington "post" i can't understand why any woman would want to vote for mitt romney except maybe mrs. romney. is this a theme we'll be hearing, that he doesn't get it? >> absolutely. women are a big swing in the election. mitt romney's speech last week, he named essentially every woman he's ever been close to. his wife, he talked about miss chief of staff, he he talked about his lieutenant governor. condi rice. you can tell he knows he has ten point deficit with women and romney is really aggressively trying to close that. and the president's job tonight and the job of the dnc speakers is to make sure to remind people that the republicans' views on issues. pot just in terms of abortions and women's rights, but also women tend to be more liberal on education and taxes. and i think you'll hear michelle obama speak out on those issues, as well. it's not just a women's issue thing. just in general women are such a big bloc. white women the biggest swing group. a
barack obama's in touch, mitt romney is out of touch. and she even he told the huffington "post" i can't understand why any woman would want to vote for mitt romney except maybe mrs. romney. is this a theme we'll be hearing, that he doesn't get it? >> absolutely. women are a big swing in the election. mitt romney's speech last week, he named essentially every woman he's ever been close to. his wife, he talked about miss chief of staff, he he talked about his lieutenant governor....
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but mitt romney doesn't see it. under the romney plan, a middle class family will pay an average of up to $2,000 more a year in taxes. while at the same time giviving multi-millionaires like himself a $250,000 tax cut so, romney hits the middle class harder... and gives millionaires an even bigger break. is that the way forward for america? i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> lawyers for the british royal family had filed a legal complaint against the photographer that took pictures of the duchess and the magazine that published them. they will decide whether the case is valid and whether to block the release of the photographs. an italian magazine has released 26 additional topless pictures. >> the judge has set the sentencing date for sandusky. he will be sentenced on counts of sexual abuse. he was convicted of sexually assaulting 10 boys. sandusky will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. the chicago teachers strike has entered its second week. the city is stepping in. rahm emanuel has passed
but mitt romney doesn't see it. under the romney plan, a middle class family will pay an average of up to $2,000 more a year in taxes. while at the same time giviving multi-millionaires like himself a $250,000 tax cut so, romney hits the middle class harder... and gives millionaires an even bigger break. is that the way forward for america? i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> lawyers for the british royal family had filed a legal complaint against the photographer that took...
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mitt romney, 41%, 48% unfavorable. that's why democrats are emphasizing the choice right here. even though mitt romney improved his numbers a little less he's still behind president obama. >> mrs. obama specifically? >> she won't take on mitt romney in her speech, but she will talk about how it connects do what he did as president of the last four year, connect to his policy. also look for her to talk a lot more what about he's learned from americans over the last four years as president. >> we're going to be here, of course, watching it together. let's head back to the convention floor. abc's cecilia vega is there. talking to delegates. >> hey, diane, good evening. we're down here with delegates from ohio, mississippi. this group is fired up and ready for a show tonight -- from hawaii, rather, they've been cheering, dancing in the aisles all evening. one of the big moments is going to be the woman introducing first lady. elaine brogh is her name. at christmas, she sent the first lady a christmas card thanking her for her work with veterans. the first lady was so moved by this
mitt romney, 41%, 48% unfavorable. that's why democrats are emphasizing the choice right here. even though mitt romney improved his numbers a little less he's still behind president obama. >> mrs. obama specifically? >> she won't take on mitt romney in her speech, but she will talk about how it connects do what he did as president of the last four year, connect to his policy. also look for her to talk a lot more what about he's learned from americans over the last four years as...
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they didn't want to upstage mitt romney. he's only one-dimensional. did you see mitt romney's entrance before the speech? it's interesting. you see he's trying to appeal to that younger voter. that younger demographic. show him last night. ♪ >> oh, man. >> tonight, jay welcomes dana carvey and nicki minaj. that's "the tonight show," with jay leno, weeknights on your local nbc station. >>> it's time, now, for entertainment news. at the box office this weekend, fear ruled. the horror film, "the possession," took advantage of the holiday weekend. not much competition and a pg-13 rating that grabbed the top spot with a better-than-expected $17.7 million. >>> as expected, "oogielove and the big balloon adventure" averaged just $207 a theater on over 2,000 screens. >>> elsewhere, over the weekend, oscar-winner russell crowe and a friend had to be rescued by a u.s. coast guard boat after they lost their way kayaking in the waters off new york's long island. >>> and finally, hollywood's walk of fame is one place you won't be finding kim kardashian. after sa
they didn't want to upstage mitt romney. he's only one-dimensional. did you see mitt romney's entrance before the speech? it's interesting. you see he's trying to appeal to that younger voter. that younger demographic. show him last night. ♪ >> oh, man. >> tonight, jay welcomes dana carvey and nicki minaj. that's "the tonight show," with jay leno, weeknights on your local nbc station. >>> it's time, now, for entertainment news. at the box office this weekend,...
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mitt romney polling ahead of president obama. the state's 15 electoral votes are just as crucial as they were in 2008. i want to bring in jay thomas who knows charlotte so well. been there for 30 years. also jay, full disclosure, you are an obama supporter. >> yes. >> you liken this presidency to a marriage which began with all the pomp and circumstance. the wedding, aka the election day. voters with so emotionally invested in hope and change. fast forward four years the honeymoon is still there. is that motional investment still enough for him? >> i think he's done everything he can do. i don't think anyone else would have done anything else differently. it is truly the honeymoon period is over. i'd like him to still be the president because i don't think we should change horses in the middle of this. i really worry and even here in charlotte, i worry about it. i wonder if his original core that was so excited are going to really vote for him and get out there and work for it. they're not going to vote for romney but are they re
mitt romney polling ahead of president obama. the state's 15 electoral votes are just as crucial as they were in 2008. i want to bring in jay thomas who knows charlotte so well. been there for 30 years. also jay, full disclosure, you are an obama supporter. >> yes. >> you liken this presidency to a marriage which began with all the pomp and circumstance. the wedding, aka the election day. voters with so emotionally invested in hope and change. fast forward four years the honeymoon...
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is mitt romney undermining the welfare reform law? when he was governor and got one of the same waivers he's now complaining about in his ad? >> we're conflating two issues here and two philosophiephiloso. our philosophy is it is always more efficient and less costly and more effective to have the states be in charge of these programs. that's why paul ryan and mitt romney went ahead for entitlement reform. they want to block grants to the states. we do prefer waivers. we do prefer states to be in control of these mammoth programs the fed is forcing down their throats. this was a process issue. we can bore your audience here. or we can say the spirit of that ad is absolutely true. and the spirit of what obama did was to reduce the work requirement. and that's why republicans are objecting to it. but it fits into a bigger narrative. which is what kind of country do we want to be? and we started out talking about the convention. that's what the difference is here. we want to be a country that grows the economy. not one that redistributes
is mitt romney undermining the welfare reform law? when he was governor and got one of the same waivers he's now complaining about in his ad? >> we're conflating two issues here and two philosophiephiloso. our philosophy is it is always more efficient and less costly and more effective to have the states be in charge of these programs. that's why paul ryan and mitt romney went ahead for entitlement reform. they want to block grants to the states. we do prefer waivers. we do prefer states...
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mitt romney officially accepted the republican presidential nomination today. the team hit the campaign trail again. ah, ok sell the kit has our commitment 2012 coverage. >> the latest polling shows that mitt romney has gotten a modest bounce from the gop convention. the race is still considered a dead heat. after the big finale for the grand old party convention in tampa, the newly minted nominee made a campaign. romney had to louisiana. walpole ryan rallied in virginia. -- why pauwhile paul ryan rallid in virginia. >> they call their plan new, bold, and a gutsy. there is nothing gutsy about giving another trillion dollars in tax breaks to millionaires. >> president obama met with troops at fort hood texas in a non campaign event. >> we have the best trained military in human history. next week, is the president's turn as democrats kick off their convention in charlotte. >> the situation is not good. they have to go after the other guy. >> the president launches his road to charlotte toward this weekend in iowa and colorado. then on monday, he heads to louisia
mitt romney officially accepted the republican presidential nomination today. the team hit the campaign trail again. ah, ok sell the kit has our commitment 2012 coverage. >> the latest polling shows that mitt romney has gotten a modest bounce from the gop convention. the race is still considered a dead heat. after the big finale for the grand old party convention in tampa, the newly minted nominee made a campaign. romney had to louisiana. walpole ryan rallied in virginia. -- why pauwhile...
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there is a choice and between him and between mitt romney. he is going to sort of i think be framing it as such that as we have heard him say before that mitt romney he said the ideas that he gave during his convention was reruns and said you might as well been looking at it on a black and white television. you will be hearing him talk about pressing forward and the discussion of optimism that we have heard throughout some of his campaign rallies. and he'll be framing mitt romney as kind of trying to go backwards. let me tell you a little bit about what is going on in charlotte. if we can pan over and i will ask you to ignore the stand holding up shade we have here. you can see they are starting to set up check points. this is because here we are. it's sunday everything gavels to an opening on tuesday. and what they are trying to do is make sure the delegates can get in. staff reporters can get in. they are also trying to make sure that it is a secure area. this is a national security event and there are protests going on. just a short distan
there is a choice and between him and between mitt romney. he is going to sort of i think be framing it as such that as we have heard him say before that mitt romney he said the ideas that he gave during his convention was reruns and said you might as well been looking at it on a black and white television. you will be hearing him talk about pressing forward and the discussion of optimism that we have heard throughout some of his campaign rallies. and he'll be framing mitt romney as kind of...
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and about last night, in tampa mitt romney's big moment. a more personal side of the candidate than audiences have seen before but did clint eastwood's opening act steal the show? eastwood's opening act steal the show? "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. what a couple days it's been, from the gop convention to the hurricane here along the gulf coast, and so after wrapping up our convention coverage we wanted to come here to new orleans to check on what the storm did and did not do to the city and region starting with this number. about 500,000 people here in louisiana are going to be heading into another night tonight without power. the storm hit hard. it moved slow and came to stay. it's still a big weather system and there's still a lot of suffering and standing water from here through mississippi and alabama. our team is here and in place. we want to start tonight 30 miles to the west of where we are here in laplace, louisiana, very hard hit. nbc's gabe gutierrez there is tonight. ga
and about last night, in tampa mitt romney's big moment. a more personal side of the candidate than audiences have seen before but did clint eastwood's opening act steal the show? eastwood's opening act steal the show? "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. what a couple days it's been, from the gop convention to the hurricane here along the gulf coast, and so after wrapping up our convention coverage we wanted to come here...
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for us, mitt romney, candidate for president of the united states. romney, former businessman and governor of massachusetts. he is also a member of the church of ladder day saints. he is not so different from other people of other faiths. >> we were mormons. my friends cared more about what sports teams we followed than what church we went to. >> mr. romney faces president barack obama in the november presidential election. he pledged to create 12 million new jobs. he promised to protect life, honor traditional marriage and stand firmly for religious liberty. >> former arkansas mike huckabee ran for president in 2008. he told the convention that policies count more than religion in electing a president. >> of the four people on the two tickets, the only self-professed evangelical is barack obama. he supports changing the definition of marriage, believes human life is exposeable and expendable at any time in the womb even beyond the womb and tells people of faith they have a bow their knees to the god of government and violate their faith for health c
for us, mitt romney, candidate for president of the united states. romney, former businessman and governor of massachusetts. he is also a member of the church of ladder day saints. he is not so different from other people of other faiths. >> we were mormons. my friends cared more about what sports teams we followed than what church we went to. >> mr. romney faces president barack obama in the november presidential election. he pledged to create 12 million new jobs. he promised to...
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mitt romney. there are other routes for barack obama. he's got more options to get to the magic number. >> that's exactly right. i think you will see the obama campaign staying here because for every million bucks they spend here, they could force the romney campaign to spend two or three more million to defend it. does romney have to win north carolina, the president doesn't. >> mark halperin, this is a tough environment for president obama. 9.6% unemployment. he won north carolina by 14,000 barely plus votes last time around. and ohio, all the focus on ohio. that tells you the path to charlotte tells you exactly what they're worried about. >> this is their weakest battleground state. any republican strategist, the rnc, the romney campaign, is north carolina in play. they say it's not. the president's advisors disagree. they think this state has their best organization, the combination of young voters, african-american voters, rising hispanic population. charlie's right. they will keep it in play
mitt romney. there are other routes for barack obama. he's got more options to get to the magic number. >> that's exactly right. i think you will see the obama campaign staying here because for every million bucks they spend here, they could force the romney campaign to spend two or three more million to defend it. does romney have to win north carolina, the president doesn't. >> mark halperin, this is a tough environment for president obama. 9.6% unemployment. he won north carolina...
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as the new republican nominee, mitt romney tries to forget clint eastwood. >> so, mr. president, how do you handle promises you've made? >> the g.o.p. hears the president's answer. >> don't you believe it. here's the truth. >> pelley: reports from jan crawford, anthony mason, and bob schieffer. and "on the road" with steve hartman. a silent soldier hears the call of duty. >> 60 years later. still checking on his guys. cbaptioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, the storm cleared over the gulf coast today and the full impact of hurricane katrina is now becoming clear. the first hurricane to hit the u.s. this season left at least ve peoeople dead. more than 20 inches of rain combined with the storm surge raft whole neighborhoods underwater in louisiana. dee power is still out for more than half a million homes and businesses and the damage could top $2 billion. our mark strassmann has been talking with some of the people who have lost nearly everything. >> reporter: for the first time oday we were able to look f
as the new republican nominee, mitt romney tries to forget clint eastwood. >> so, mr. president, how do you handle promises you've made? >> the g.o.p. hears the president's answer. >> don't you believe it. here's the truth. >> pelley: reports from jan crawford, anthony mason, and bob schieffer. and "on the road" with steve hartman. a silent soldier hears the call of duty. >> 60 years later. still checking on his guys. cbaptioning sponsored by cbs this is...
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but mitt romney doesn't see it. under the romney plan, a middle class family will pay an average of up to $2,000 more a year in taxes. while at the same time giving multimillionaires like himself a $250,000 tax cut. so romney hits the middle class harder and gives millionaires an even bigger break. is that the way forward for america? >> look at that picture of romney. that picture of him there because the rich are getting a better deal. will it work? very populist ad. >> i think it's the right way to go because voters in the middle that 6% or 7% you're talking about want to hear specifics. i disagree it's all about emotion with them. i think they want to hear something specific. okay, mitt romney, you're a human. fine. tell me your plan. tell me what it is and i think this ad goes at the lack of specificity that there was at the republican convention. there were no numbers. this goes after that. i think it's a smart ad for them to do on the attack while they remembered they got to talk more about themselves. >> i g
but mitt romney doesn't see it. under the romney plan, a middle class family will pay an average of up to $2,000 more a year in taxes. while at the same time giving multimillionaires like himself a $250,000 tax cut. so romney hits the middle class harder and gives millionaires an even bigger break. is that the way forward for america? >> look at that picture of romney. that picture of him there because the rich are getting a better deal. will it work? very populist ad. >> i think...